Construction of horticultural buildings.



. 11. 0; KING. CONSTRUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL BUILDINGS.

AIPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, I913.

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To all whom'z't may concern;

North Tonawanda, county of -Niagara,'St-ate lowing is a'specification. This invention relates to buildings having glazed roofs and wither without glazed side walls, and comprises a'newconstruction at the juncture of the-roof and side wall, including the eaves, and also means for receiving and discharging from the buildings water of condensation on the under side of the roof. r

The main supporting frame is herein shown as consisting of tubular posts and tubular rafters connected by elbows, each elbow being provided with an upwardly angularly arranged bracket to which is attached the eave and which with the upper side of the elbow supports a gutter adapted to catch water of condensation from the underside of the roof. a i i The eave is composed of a strip of rolled metal longitudinally bent, secured to the brackets of the elbows] and arranged at substantially the same angle as the roof and supporting it. downward and is attached to the side wall or facia strip at the top thereof. The lower edge of the vertical side of the eave is bent or flared outwardly in-such manner as to cause water running over the cave to fall away from the side wall or side sashes of the structure.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a Vertical view showing the essential features of the invention, with some of the parts in section; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of the connecting pieces or brackets that joins the roof sash bars to the metal eave. The frame of the building comprises a series of vertical tubular posts a; elbow castw ings b screwed on the tops ofthe posts; tubular rafters held in the other ends of the elbows, which are split and clamped on the rafters by bolts cl; and the eave e secured by screw-bolts f to an inclined flange of a bracket 9 extending from, and preferably integral with, each of the elbows b.

longitudinally bent to form an upper sectionh which is secured to the brackets g I i Specification of Letters Patent. Application filegloctoter 9,1913.

subject of the King ofEngland-residingih of ew York, have invented a certain new.

and useful Improvement in Construction of Horticultural Buildings, offwhich the-folin desired spaced positions. plates z are held in grooves in the sash barsand The other side extends,

The eave eis formed from a strip of metal,

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and liesin substantially the plane of}. the

roof. The lower, section jo'f the'eave plate is vertically disposed and its lower edge j is curved outwardly. The eave plate constitutes the longitudinal connection between the frames (a l), a, which are suitably spaced. Brace rods iamaybe used, having their ends bent and passed through side sockets on the elbows b; and held therein by nuts 2,.

Angular bracketsm are provided for connecting the lower or eave ends of the roof sash bars a to the eave e; the lower inner limbs of the brackets being secured'to the roof sash bars by screws 0.' The means provided for securing the brackets to the cave plate consists of lugs p and 9 extending laterally from the upper limbs 1" of the brackets and between which the upper edge of the'eave platev seats. The uppermost lugs 72 are tapped to receive set screws 8, which by acting. on the top side of the eave plate firmly clamp the brackets on the edge there of. This arrangement affords means for readily placing and. holding the sash bars The glass n, and their lower edges extend over the upper side of the eave, and between them the eave are glazing strips u, of suitable metal, bent upwardly around the lower edge of the glass and downwardly against the upper edge of the eave. Seated in curved recesses formed in the elbows b and along the upper sides of the elbow brackets g is a gutter 1) that re ceives water of condensation. To the inner side of the vertical part a of the eave plate issecured the upper bar of a side sash frame to carrying glass 00. Such side sash frames are provided with hinges y.

By the construction and arrangement of the various parts here described green-house buildings may be made simple, strong and effective. There willbe little obstruction to light at the eave and the structure will be weather-tight. The greater part of the inner face of the eave is exposed to the internal heat of the house and receives also, by conduction, heat from the brackets g and m thus preventing. accumulation of snow and ice at the eave. The flared formation of the lower edge of the eave delivers drip waterawayfrom the side wall.'

I claim:

1. In a building of the character described, a sheet metal eave longitudinally awe Fees, 1916. j

bent with one flange angularly arranged in substantially the plane of the roof and the other flange substantially vertical, and the lower edge of said vertical flange outwardly flared, roof sashes secured to the upper flange, side sashes secured to the inner side 2. In a building of the character de'- scribed, a sheet metal eave longitudinally bent with one flange angularly arranged and substantially in the plane of the roof and the other flange substantially vertical, and the lower edge of said vertical flange outwardly flared, roof sashes secured to the upper flange, side sashes secured to the inner side of the vertical flange, and interior frame supports to which the eave is directly connected by its angularly arranged flange, glazing strips extending around the lower edges of the glass of the roof sashes, between the glass and the eave and around the upper edge of the eave, through the medium of which the glass is upheld by the eave.

3. In a building of the character described, a sheet metal eave longitudinally bent with one flange angularly arranged and Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

the eave is directly connected by its angusubstantially in the plane of the roof and the other flange substantially vertical, and

the lower edge of said vertical flange outlarly arranged flange.

In a building of the character de-' scribed, a sheet metal eave longitudinally bent'with one flange angularly arranged and substantially in'the plane of the roof and the other flange substantially vertical, roof sash bars, angular brackets each fastened by one of its limbs to a sash bar, and having on the other limb two lugs adapted to receive between them the upper edge of the eave and set-screws passing through one of the lugs and adapted to clamp'the eave firmly against the other lug.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

7 ROBERT 0. KING. fWitnesses: I

RAYMOND L. SMITH, M. A. JORDAN. 

